Sam Palmer

3.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Sam Palmer is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Palmer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Infectious Diseases, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Sam Palmer's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (6 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (4 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (4 papers). Sam Palmer is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (6 papers), Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (4 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (4 papers). Sam Palmer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Nepal. Sam Palmer's co-authors include Lin Zeng, Jessica K. Kajfasz, Jacqueline Abranches, Zezhang T. Wen, L. Jeannine Brady, José A. Lemos, Irlan Almeida Freires, T. J. Newman, Luca Albergante and Clare Blackburn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sam Palmer

43 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Biology of Streptococcus mutans

2019 550 citations José A. Lemos, Sam Palmer et al. Microbiology Spectrum profile →
Biology of Oral Streptococci

2018 385 citations Jacqueline Abranches, Lin Zeng et al. Microbiology Spectrum profile →
Thymic involution and rising disease incidence with age

2018 226 citations Sam Palmer, Luca Albergante et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sam Palmer United Kingdom	19	660	400	346	333	288	43	2.1k
Edit Urbán Hungary	39	468 0.7×	954 2.4×	982 2.8×	843 2.5×	1.1k 4.0×	179	4.8k
Ian McHardy United States	21	110 0.2×	843 2.1×	618 1.8×	127 0.4×	557 1.9×	36	1.8k
Antonella Marangoni Italy	25	117 0.2×	571 1.4×	381 1.1×	208 0.6×	794 2.8×	116	2.3k
Kristine M. Wylie United States	30	140 0.2×	1.2k 2.9×	582 1.7×	163 0.5×	863 3.0×	69	2.9k
Katrine Whiteson United States	33	342 0.5×	2.5k 6.2×	651 1.9×	207 0.6×	444 1.5×	94	4.1k
John P. Hays Netherlands	30	110 0.2×	926 2.3×	594 1.7×	178 0.5×	882 3.1×	120	2.9k
Johannes Hübner Germany	19	93 0.1×	487 1.2×	521 1.5×	246 0.7×	333 1.2×	55	1.5k
V. Goulet France	29	82 0.1×	331 0.8×	436 1.3×	473 1.4×	748 2.6×	73	3.7k
Roberto Cevenini Italy	28	90 0.1×	562 1.4×	567 1.6×	253 0.8×	1.2k 4.0×	160	3.0k
D. M. MacLaren Netherlands	29	89 0.1×	662 1.7×	504 1.5×	196 0.6×	673 2.3×	104	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Palmer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Palmer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Palmer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sam Palmer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sam Palmer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sam Palmer. Sam Palmer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Palmer, Sam, Paul Rouse, Tania Hübscher, et al.. (2025). Establishment of a microwell-array-based miniaturized thymic organoid model suitable for high-throughput applications. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115579–115579. 1 indexed citations

Börsch, Anastasiya, Stefano Maio, Sam Palmer, et al.. (2023). Combined multidimensional single-cell protein and RNA profiling dissects the cellular and functional heterogeneity of thymic epithelial cells. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4071–4071. 12 indexed citations

Farley, Alison, Sam Palmer, Anastasia I. Kousa, et al.. (2023). Thymic epithelial cell fate and potency in early organogenesis assessed by single cell transcriptional and functional analysis. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1202163–1202163. 11 indexed citations

Palmer, Sam, Nik J. Cunniffe, & Ruairí Donnelly. (2021). COVID-19 hospitalization rates rise exponentially with age, inversely proportional to thymic T-cell production. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 18(176). 20200982–20200982. 32 indexed citations

Fishe, Jennifer N., Phyllis L. Hendry, Ramzi G. Salloum, et al.. (2020). Early administration of steroids in the ambulance setting: Protocol for a type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial with a stepped wedge design. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 97. 106141–106141. 2 indexed citations

Lemos, José A., Sam Palmer, Lin Zeng, et al.. (2019). The Biology of Streptococcus mutans. Microbiology Spectrum. 7(1). 550 indexed citations breakdown →

Palmer, Sam, Luca Albergante, Clare Blackburn, & T. J. Newman. (2018). Thymic involution and rising disease incidence with age. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(8). 1883–1888. 226 indexed citations breakdown →

Albergante, Luca, et al.. (2016). Insights into Biological Complexity from Simple Foundations. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 915. 295–305. 4 indexed citations

Palmer, Sam, et al.. (2000). The public health significance of VTEC O157. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 88(S1). 1S–9S. 45 indexed citations

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Palmer, Sam, et al.. (1998). Zoonoses ,Biology,clinical Practice,and Public Health Control. Oxford University Press eBooks. 95 indexed citations

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Palmer, Sam, et al.. (1992). A prolonged outbreak of ornithosis in duck processors. Epidemiology and Infection. 108(1). 203–210. 27 indexed citations

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Joseph, C A & Sam Palmer. (1989). Outbreaks of salmonella infection in hospitals in England and Wales 1978-87.. BMJ. 298(6681). 1161–1164. 34 indexed citations

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Salmon, R, I. D. Farrell, J. G. P. Hutchison, et al.. (1989). A christening party outbreak of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with Escherichia coli O 157. H7. Epidemiology and Infection. 103(2). 249–254. 49 indexed citations

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Rowland, Jennifer L., et al.. (1989). An outbreak of paratyphoid fever in the UK associated with a fish-and-chip shop. Epidemiology and Infection. 103(3). 445–448. 13 indexed citations

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Morgan, Gareth J., C Newman, Sam Palmer, et al.. (1988). First recognized community outbreak of haemorrhagic colitis due to verotoxin-producingEscherichia coliO 157.H7 in the UK. Epidemiology and Infection. 101(1). 83–91. 80 indexed citations

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Morgan, Gareth J., et al.. (1988). A cluster of three cases of aplastic anaemia in children. Clinical & Laboratory Haematology. 10(1). 29–32. 2 indexed citations

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Palmer, Sam, et al.. (1983). Control of zoonoses in Britain: past, present, and future.. BMJ. 287(6392). 591–593. 5 indexed citations

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Palmer, Sam. (1982). Psittacosis in Man — Recent Developments in the UK: A Review. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 75(4). 262–267. 21 indexed citations

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Robinson, Matthew J., et al.. (1982). Ethnic differences in perinatal mortality--a challenge.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 36(1). 22–26. 10 indexed citations

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Palmer, Sam, et al.. (1979). The influence of obstetric procedures and social and cultural factors on breast-feeding rates at discharge from hospital.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 33(4). 248–252. 18 indexed citations

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